Curt & Rhonda Hamner, a husband and wife team, developed Bed and Breakfast with a Purpose Retreats ten years ago. Their vision was to bring together effective marriage communication tools and genuine romance. They are Certified Marriage and Relationship Coaches and have been trained under the PREP, Imago, Prepare/Enrich, Mastering the Mysteries of Love programs and have thirty years experience as pastoral counselors. Curt directs Between Two Trees Ministries and is a professional marriage and family education consultant, serving clients including Pepperdine Unversity, Center for the Family, Love and Respect Conferences. At present, Rhonda is launching a new business venture, Woodlands Granola, a high end breakfast product. Rhonda speaks to Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPs groups) throughout Southern California.
The Hamners have three grown children, Garret and his wife, Sarah, Anna and Graham and one granddaughter, Rowan. They call the mountains of Southern California their home, where they enjoy hiking, snowshoeing, landscaping their yard and hosting couples in their home. Whenever possible, they escape to the beach for kayaking and relaxing. Curt and Rhonda have a passion for marriage and a devotion to Christ which motivates them to offer coaching and practical tools to couples to promote the growth in their relationship.
The ministry originated as a vision Rhonda had of the future ministry that she and Curt would share after their children were launched. It began with the statement, “Wouldn’t it be great if God would provide for us a house, big enough to develop a bed and breakfast? A place where people could come and experience authentic hospitality and find an “environment of grace to grow”. This soon became a whimsical common language between them, “our future B&B”. As they traveled, they would see a setting, enjoy a well prepared meal, and hear an idea and look to each with the concerted thought, “That would be great for our lodge”. They opened and pioneered the ministry at the Woodlands Country Inn at Forest Home. What began as a whimsical dream became a reality. Since then Two Trees has developed into a marriage coaching and counseling ministry, in addition to the Bed and Breakfast w/a Purpose Retreats.